Indian IT faces its ultimate reckoning. Here’s how founders and veterans are rethinking the playbook

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90,000 Hours

The Ken

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You’ll spend 90,000 hours at work in your lifetime. How do you make that time count? 90,000 Hours is a weekly podcast from the newsroom of The Ken that helps you navigate today’s changing world of work, where the traditional 40-year career is gone, entry-level jobs are being replaced by artificial intelligence, and staying relevant means constantly reinventing yourself. Hosted by Rahel Philipose, the show features conversations with the people creating, breaking, and rewriting the way we work.

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Indian IT faces its ultimate reckoning. Here’s how founders and veterans are rethinking the playbook

90,000 Hours

32 minutes

1 month ago

Indian IT faces its ultimate reckoning. Here’s how founders and veterans are rethinking the playbook

India’s $283 billion IT industry is in the middle of a perfect storm: AI is rewriting old playbooks, GCCs are pulling away top talent, and clients are tightening budgets.

But this isn’t the first time the sector has had to recalibrate.

In the latest episode of 90,000 Hours, we explore what’s next for Indian IT with:

Krishnakumar Natarajan – Co-founder of Mindtree, Managing Partner at Mela Ventures
Aakash Dharmadhikari – Co-founder of Realfast, an AI-first IT services firm
Nitish Mittal – Partner, Technology at Everest Group
Abhijit Bhaduri – Talent expert and former Chief Learning Officer at Wipro
Vikram Ahuja – Co-founder of ANSR and CEO of Talent 500

Plus, insights from hundreds of IT professionals who shared their experiences in our exclusive survey.

Tune in.

Write to me with your feedback at rahel@the-ken.com

Check out this episode of Two By Two, where my colleagues Rohin Dharmakumar and Praveen Gopal Krishnan talk about the impact of the GCC boom on India's IT sector.